Cost of living comparison
compared to
Mexico vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary
Mexico is 51.0% more expensive than Benin overall.
Mexico vs. Benin Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Mexico instead of Benin, you would:
pay 42.6% more for restaurants
|
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
$10.46
MX$193.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
F CFA5,481
|
$9.03
MX$166.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
F CFA598
|
$1.43
MX$26.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
F CFA532
|
$1.04
MX$19.32
|
|
Benin vs. Mexico - Cost of restaurants
pay 5.7% more for groceries
|
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
F CFA710
|
$2.72
MX$50.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.69
F CFA2,741
|
$4.30
MX$79.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.42
F CFA6,665
|
$6.19
MX$114.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
F CFA1,595
|
$2.55
MX$47.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
F CFA1,424
|
$3.66
MX$67.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.86
F CFA1,086
|
$1.30
MX$23.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
F CFA482
|
$0.70
MX$12.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA347
|
$0.94
MX$17.44
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
F CFA701
|
$0.84
MX$15.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA339
|
$0.90
MX$16.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
F CFA452
|
$0.91
MX$16.80
|
|
Benin vs. Mexico - Cost of groceries
pay 29.0% more for transportation
|
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
F CFA2,689
|
$5.55
MX$102.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.03
MX$555.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,794.64
MX$403K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.29
F CFA7,176
|
$20.12
MX$372.17
|
|
Benin vs. Mexico - Cost of transportation
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.37
F CFA28,237
|
$30.02
MX$555.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.24
F CFA105K
|
$634.01
MX$11,724.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.43
F CFA97,169
|
$441.86
MX$8,171.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.13
F CFA66,049
|
$49.08
MX$907.55
|
|
Benin vs. Mexico - Cost of housing
pay 38.7% more for childcare
|
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$130.87
F CFA76,406
|
$244.36
MX$4,518.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,547.83
F CFA3M
|
$5,712.49
MX$106K
|
|
Benin vs. Mexico - Cost of childcare
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.85
F CFA498
|
$2.63
MX$48.58
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
F CFA2,990
|
$3.45
MX$63.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.41
F CFA1,993
|
$4.64
MX$85.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.37
F CFA28,237
|
$39.21
MX$725.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.54
F CFA4,983
|
$5.46
MX$100.90
|
|
Benin vs. Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Benin
|
Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.61
F CFA14,949
|
$55.30
MX$1,022.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$42.67
MX$789.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.14
F CFA19,932
|
$96.26
MX$1,780.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.28
F CFA39,864
|
$90.77
MX$1,678.66
|
|
Benin vs. Mexico - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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